YZ426 Project Part 2 - Dirt Bike Deception & Lies

Update on my attempt to get a well sorted trail bike for summer riding.

[@jenniesgarage]

Yeah, I'm too trusting, and I get caught up in the moment. Oh well...

[@johnathanbassett]

Watched both parts to this project and I must say, I love your optimism! So true what you say, you win some and you lose some. Great videos I really enjoyed them.

[@tebeardenkahboom1]

Here in Arizona you can write a letter give it to DMV and DMV will send it to the last registered owner and if nothing is heard from like within 30 days you can file for an abandoned title and then the bike is yours. That's Arizona

[@carsonmiller9658]

sweet im moving there!

[@yates656]

I wouldn't worry about the title if you aren't planning on making it street legal. I have bought/sold many dirtbikes without titles. People rarely keep them.

[@46ace]

Some states require a title to get the state DNR "green sticker" to ride on public lands. Never buy a bike without a title. It's a major hassle. no way to know if it is just plain stolen.

[@jetskill99]

magnus pym dirtbikes in most states do not have titles

[@jasontompkins4341]

@@46ace I always had the vin ram before buying regardless of titles maine state you just need a bill of sale a yz426 isn’t a street legal bike but hey if I was the guy I’d keep it and still fix it up

[@jenniesgarage]

Thanks for the idea! That would've made things a lot simpler!

[@motobrosfz-r199]

buy a frame off of ebay that has title

[@jenniesgarage]

I could ride it on private property, but not in the forest, public mx tracks and parks, etc. It varies by state though. Some states don't even title dirtbikes.

[@bernhard8540]

Here in pa the dmv will send a letter to the registered owner to ask if they sold it or not and then you get your title .. but the majority of atvs and bikes around here don't have titles haha :)

[@RoaringMuffin]

affidavid ! who needs ownership for a dirtbike anyways :P

[@creedg2165]

Patryk yeah. With my kx 80, didn't have a title. Made her looking good and sold her for a 2003 kx 250

[@CodyMechanix]

People in Canada. If your bike isn’t registered DNR or the cops will take it from you.

[@jessesnacks]

I know I'm about 4 years late lol but you could have done a lien sale. if its not claimed in 30 days they will issue you a new title. If you still do this a lot, you may want to keep this in mind. there are several places that do DMV work so you don't have to. PS. im stuck in a hotel in Saudi waiting for my flight home and ran across your videos. you remind me of my brother. Keep them coming!

[@Freeforever1963]

In Indiana if the off road vehicle is more than 6 years old you don't have to have the title just a bill of sale and as long as it doesn't come back as stolen you pay 30 bucks and your the registered owner.

[@germanshepherdgaming2749]

So there's somethin good about livin in Indiana after all

[@DrEvil1410]

You gotta have a title to ride on public mx tracks and parks? You must live in Commiefornia. You should move down south and nobody will bother you on an untagged unregistered bike unless you are riding down the middle of the road. Hell even then they won't mess with you if you're in the country.

[@Shawn_White]

I had that same catch 22 about 10 years ago with a snowmobile, ended up selling it for a fraction of what i paid for it a few years later.

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

Register an off road vehicle, as someone from the UK that's not a concept I've ever even heard of...

[@chrisdk5665]

actually, you do need to register any vehicle with a motor on it before you can make any use of it at all. I know this because i want to build a go kart and iv been told that the authorities would take it off me and have it crushed if it was not taxed/insured/MOT cert AND a roadworthy vehicle. I.e blinkers,brakes and all that good stuff. Now, if you find someone who owns a piece of land and you have their permission , you would be able to use your vehicle without any documentation or have the need for it to be roadworthy. And People wonder why the youth here are all tied into drugs/alcohol and becoming parents at 16. The law takes all your fun away leaving you with nothing else to do but get shitfaced

[@danjackson2014]

Chris Dk that's only if the vehicle is going to be used on the roads. I have various motocross bikes,. Some bought new, and No registering is needed

[@CodyMechanix]

@@danjackson2014 you need registration in Canada. If you leave your property either DNR or the cops will take it, on the road or not.

[@escapingxfatex]

i loved this bike dude

[@jenniesgarage]

I had very high hopes for it. Oh well..

[@JETZcorp]

I've never owned a dirt bike with a title. On all my vintage stuff, the titles are typically lost to the sands of time decades before you ever get near the thing. Most States don't require any sort of registration for off-road use and so the title just gets lost or thrown out or something, during that period of time when the thing is used-chainsaw cheap. You don't have a title to your PC or your refrigerator, and people treat cheap off-road bikes the same way. Only gets to be a problem if it's a dual-sport (we used to call them enduros) that you're un-stripping to put back on the street, or if it makes its way to a State that does require registration for off-road tags.

[@jacobcatona2821]

You ride the bike not the title

[@mattbeaudet4037]

Welcome to Craigslist

[@Carlos-ip2ir]

I know it's late but there is paper work you file with the dmv you hold a lean sale on the vehicle and they give the last registered owner mail and a heads up if they never reply the within the time frame with the value of the bike or what your asking they can put it in your name. Then apply for a new title

[@lionhead_nhd3055]

Next time bro with a situation like that just goes like eBay and buy a nother frame with a cleam title

[@lionhead_nhd3055]

Or maybe you can check with Yamaha Motorsports in tell them to run the VIN for you maybe they can find the last owner of that vehicle

[@mc2_tech_reviews]

Back when I was buying a selling dirtbikes over 10yrs ago we really didn't care about titles as long as it wasn't stolen we just wanted the thing to ride good and have fun.

[@jeffreywaltiere4830]

You can take it to the police station and have it checked and they can give you a document that will allow DMV to give you a title so long as it's not stolen

[@richardtschida2321]

What if it is stolen and if so there is another victim in this saga🤔

[@ITzMonMotorSports]

I subscribe cuz i like the projects keep dem comin

[@jdavis8604]

In the situation where you have a vehicle or anything with wheels that goes on public road that was registered but title is lost the DMV can help you most of the time the clerks there dont even know but what you need is an APPLICATION FOR AN ABANDONED VEHICLE fill out that and the DMV will contact the registered owner and tell them they have property they need to get now 9 times out of ten theyre not going to respond if they did i mean they couldnt just take it psh. So anyway once they dont respond it takes a while but the DMV can get you a title for it i mean the government wants you to pay taxes and stuff they like money there is a way. The reason i know this is because my friend and i both bought jetskis without title to the trailer and we wanted to be lagit so we worried the crap out of the DMV and finally researched enough to figure it out and both got our titles.

[@jenniesgarage]

JETSKI JUNKY good info, thanks. If that works, it could eliminate a lot of headaches!

[@chrishorst6765]

Its so stupid when the Department of motor vehicles does that. Tell you to get a note the the last owner but you don't know who they are and they won't tell you

[@MLGtroll365]

thats the 1st thing i ask when i buy a bike "do you have the title" my friend just bought a 250 2 stroke with only bill of sell . luckily it wasn't registered so he was able to put it in his name

[@raybrensike42]

I believe people who work for places where we get titles and such don't really know their job. There should be a way to apply for a title, and then there should be a certain amount of time, and if nothing shows up, you get a new title. They should have all the records, and it shouldn't be on anyone but the title agency or the state for all that.

[@mooman333]

Do you have any videos on how to rebuild this carb and set it correctly?I enjoyed your water pump video. Thanks for the help so far.

[@jenniesgarage]

+mooman333 sorry i've never had to do a rebuild, always had good luck with a thorough cleaning. Setting it is fairly simple as long as everything is stock and you don't live at an extreme elevation. start with the needle clip in the middle position, the pilot screw 1.5 turns out, and fine tune from there.

[@mooman333]

Thanks! I got her rebuilt, runs like a top

[@TheSaneRider]

check out statement of facts form. i did one for an old scooter without a title and was able to get one. didnt have to contact previous owners or anything

[@AndyV2000]

Documents for à dirtbike? Dafuq D: in Holland iTS just pay and it is yours

[@johntoob]

Call the local police, have them run the vin to see if stolen. If not stolen you can file for new title. At least that's how it works here in Montana. Costs me $10 for new title.

[@bccully]

Yo i have the exact same bike and had the exact same problem if you still have the bike talk to your insurrance aggent and get a bonnded tittle. It works I did it with the same bike and same sittuatuion, you have to put down about 300 dollars but about 2 months later you will get a brand new tittle in your name..

[@Tater4200]

a bonded title? hows that work

[@robertcoates7293]

mite be buying a non runner today was looking to see how fast it went

[@SFBPDX]

He CLEARLY said the whole "project" of this bike was not to ride/race it but to buy it broken not working then fix it up ad RESELL it. Thats a gamble without a title as chances are your not even going to get what you paid for it much less the out of pocket cost of the repairs.

[@jenniesgarage]

As the description of the video states, I wanted to buy something to fix up and ride. You're right about buying without a title, though. It's always a gamble, and in my experience the seller is rarely being 100% honest about why he doesn't have all the paperwork. Thanks!

[@scottstrang1583]

Why do you have to register a motocrosser with the DMV?

[@Josh___d___G]

Wouldn’t it have been awesome if this dudes community had found the original owner of this bike :o

[@saifsaid6705]

anyone with this problem, buy a frame from the junkyard with a title and rebuild onto titled frame.

[@flamingpyro8342]

I'm in the same situation however I have the registered owners info...what do I do

[@treyyergin]

Keep it as a trail bike

[@austintomblin523]

Where I'm from you hardly ever see a bike with a title

[@MLGtroll365]

wish everyone was trustworthy but i had to learn the hard way. but i feel you on that the excitement of buying a new dirt bike impairs the judgement at times lol

[@Mellow39]

Why do you need that Title thing? Can't just ride it without?

[@amanteapasionado6836]

Why do you need a title, its a dirt bike? If your not making it street legal you dont need it. Well in Pennsylvania you dont need a title unless you get it confiscated or someone steals it and the cops recover it, you will need a title to get it from them or some proof of ownership but other than that you dont need it.

[@TheSnej3089]

Just a 50 dollar ticket fuck all that noise

[@ricardolopez3518]

I have a yz426f it’s really hard to start and when I do it just shuts off after a minute or two I’ve tried running it but it shuts off after riding it for a minute, also while trying to start it for a million years it backfires too, I changed the spark plug and cleaned the inside of the carburetor but it’s still the same any help??????

[@brucebanner8684]

Valve adjustment

[@zackarisalzgeber4824]

You dont need a darn title

[@connormiller9395]

I own a stolen bike

[@vojtas009]

+connor miller i owned 1 too

[@kongenisinghetto2327]

I have 'stolen' a bike too :D

[@reddymon]

May you live in interesting times

[@tonybuddy123]

Yikes! What did you pay for it?

[@jefferyhightower1581]

How much you want for it

[@emmashort9667]

Hom muck do you whant for it

[@alltimeproductions3749]

At least it wasn't stolen

[@Phen0mable]

Yamaha yz never made a sense to me. Wr450f is fantastic bike converted to supermoto

[@StevenBagley]

+Phen0mable it was for mx. The wr was for enduro. It made great sense for anybody racing mx.

[@Phen0mable]

Steven Bagley I know but there are a lot better bikes in mx class than yamaha yz

[@StevenBagley]

Well Jeremy Martin and Cooper Webb both won championships on them last year, but I'm sure their bikes were inferior...

[@ethanbible5264]

Brother you need to learn how to play the game the government Place their game you play it back find you a frame of the same year model that's totaled out or whatnot that has a registration or title put the goodies on that frame and registration .... I don't understand why you have to have a title for a motorcycle anyway but you live in California I'm from Tennessee you don't even have to register a dirtbike in Tennessee or need Title unless you plan to drive on the road

[@davidmaye3580]

File for a lean

[@renevillarreal4807]

I bought a 2001YZ 426f with no title and intentionally knowing it needed a rebuild lucky for me it was only the top end... I ride the shit out of it! I don’t ride the title so I have no interest in it

[@austinmauller9617]

Chris

[@robertcoates7293]

you give the dmv $7.50 and thay give you a paper that has the last owner name and adress you send them a letter saying that you need them to relece it to you if thay do not reply to get a condisiel title sorry for spelling i no i no lol

[@isaiaharmitage5133]

hey i will buy the bike im trying to make one street legal so i can ride with my buddyes message me and we can talk from there i really want this bike

[@jayy_4795]

Do u wanna sell engine

[@alanair7019]

Get this though your heads right now, the only reason people are nice to u is when they are tkaing your money.

[@jhvh7777]

That’s a stolen bike. 💯

[@HybridEdits]

Ride it around your yard and quiet bitching!

[@isaiaharias8016]

Ill buy it right now for 500

[@kongenisinghetto2327]

lol...

[@donbrashsux]

Just ride it ..who cares about all the paper crap..

[@vemcomachines9634]

I ride atvs

[@firbyd]

did u sell it? some states don't give titles..so whatever mate, no one may have sold you a dirty deal, if you can;t know or prove it, it's ur falt. i bought a few.. and like usaid, u need to know what ur buying or stfu. who knows what u did as well. right? gimme a break, thanks 4 sharing... i tell u, u dont need title for dirt bike all the time in all states.. nor trailers... so just use common knowledge, and dont pay more thanit's worth...peace out...